This type of cyclone “different from the tropics”, according to Peru’s meteorological service, is linked to the El Niño climate phenomenon
At least 6 people died in the northwest Peru due to the floods due to the cyclone Yakuthe civil protection service of the country announced on Friday.
“To date (Friday) six people have lost their lives,” the agency announced on Twitter.
Flooding caused by torrential rains and overflowing rivers began this week and increased over the past 48 hours, affecting urban and rural areas in coastal areas of La Libertad, Lambagueque, Piura and Tubes (north), on the border with Ecuador.
Cyclone Yaku, which is located about 500 kilometers from Peru’s coast, “is a very unusual phenomenon, which caused heavy rains in the northern part” of the country, civil protection director Cesar Sierra told Exitosa radio station.
#CycloneYaku is causing heavy rain in several coastal regions of the north #Perusaid the country’s Nat Meteorology & Hydrology Service.
“Cyclone is adding to extreme rainfall conditions on the northern coast,” generating floods especially in the departments of Tumbes, Piura & Lambayeque. pic.twitter.com/VUPLBXYgZG
— IANS (@ians_india) March 10, 2023
This type of cyclone “different from the tropics”, according to Peru’s meteorological service, is linked to the El Niño climate phenomenon, which causes the Pacific waters off South America to warm.
In a later statement, the head of the National Institute of Civil Protection Carlos Yanes clarified that “to date and since the beginning of the rainy season (a little more than three months ago) they have lost their lives (…) 58 people”.
The official did not specify under what circumstances they lost their lives or when.
Source :Skai
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